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August 20, 2014 10:49 PM

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Protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has begun hearing evidence as it weighs possible charges against the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) less

Protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has begun hearing evidence as it weighs possible charges against the Ferguson police ... more

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Pope Francis is pictured as he leaves after his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on August 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYSGABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images

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Pope Francis is pictured as he leaves after his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on August 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYSGABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images

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Lilyann Berkey, 3, of Somerset, Pa., kisses her shorthorn calf Josie prior to the youth showmanship competition during the dairy livestock show at the Somerset County Fair in Meyersdale, Pa. (AP Photo/The Tribune-Democrat, Thomas Slusser) less

Lilyann Berkey, 3, of Somerset, Pa., kisses her shorthorn calf Josie prior to the youth showmanship competition during the dairy livestock show at the Somerset County Fair in Meyersdale, Pa. (AP Photo/The ... more

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Birds fly in front of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel Gaza Border on August 19,2014. Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fire across the Gaza border on Tuesday, sparking panic across the war-torn enclave and halting truce talks.
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Birds fly in front of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel Gaza Border on August 19,2014. Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fire across the Gaza border on Tuesday, ... more

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A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

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Nazem Kadri, bottom left, of the Maple Leafs and the Raptor, bottom right, participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as Jermain Defoe, top right, of Toronto FC, Amir Johnson, left, of the Toronto Raptors and Tim Leiweke, center, President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment dump water on them in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) less

Nazem Kadri, bottom left, of the Maple Leafs and the Raptor, bottom right, participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as Jermain Defoe, top right, of Toronto FC, Amir Johnson, left, of the Toronto Raptors and ... more

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Hot air balloons take off during the 40th French Hot Air Balloon Championship on August 20, 2014, in Sable-sur-Sarthe, western France. 47 hot-air balloons compete until august 23. AFP PHOTO/JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIERJEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images less

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Hot air balloons take off during the 40th French Hot Air Balloon Championship on August 20, 2014, in Sable-sur-Sarthe, western France. 47 hot-air balloons compete until august 23. AFP ... more

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Palestinian men gather at a destroyed house on August 20, 2014, targeted late last night in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Hamas said that an Israeli air strike killed the wife and child of its Gaza military chief, as a temporary ceasefire went up in smoke and Cairo truce talks froze. AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIBSAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images less

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Palestinian men gather at a destroyed house on August 20, 2014, targeted late last night in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Hamas said that an Israeli air strike killed ... more

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A driver installs a red flag on his lorry, parked with other lorries of the Russian humanitarian convoy not far from a checkpoint at the Ukrainian border some 30 km outside the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region, on August 20, 2014. A tension between Moscow and Kiev simmering over Russia's decision to try and deliver what it claims to be a huge humanitarian aid convoy that the Ukrainian authorities fear may be used to smuggle in arms to the pro-Kremlin insurgents. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOVDMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images less

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A driver installs a red flag on his lorry, parked with other lorries of the Russian humanitarian convoy not far from a checkpoint at the Ukrainian border some 30 km outside the town of ... more

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 20: A Liberian Army soldier, part of the Ebola Task Force, beats a local resident while enforcing a quarantine on the West Point slum on August 20, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. The government ordered the quarantine of West Point, a congested seaside slum of 75,000, on Wednesday, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus in the capital city. Liberian soldiers were also sent in to the seaside favela to extract West Point Commissioner Miata Flowers and her family members after residents blamed the government for setting up a holding center for suspected Ebola patients to be set up in their community. A mob overran and closed the facility on August 16. The military also began enforcing a quarrantine on West Point, a congested slum of 75,000, fearing a spread of the epidemic. The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,200 people in four African nations, more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 20: A Liberian Army soldier, part of the Ebola Task Force, beats a local resident while enforcing a quarantine on the West Point slum on August 20, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. The ... more

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Relatives of seven-month-old Ali Deif, the son of Hamas's military commander Mohammed Deif, hold his body in a mosque during his funeral at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on August 20, 2014. Several thousand mourners joined the funeral procession for the wife and baby son of Hamas's military commander, angrily demanding revenge against Israel. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images less

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Relatives of seven-month-old Ali Deif, the son of Hamas's military commander Mohammed Deif, hold his body in a mosque during his funeral at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on ... more

Quentin Baker, from Crystal City, Mo. watches during a protest Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street has sparked a more than week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) less

Quentin Baker, from Crystal City, Mo. watches during a protest Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street has ... more

Mac Sign Systems electricians remove old incandescent bulbs and install new LED (light emitting diode) bulbs on the Electric City sign on the Scranton Electric Building in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014. The 1,300 white incandescent bulbs are being replaced with the color scheme from the 1930s but with 21st century LED builds. The 1-watt LED bulbs will drop the annual electric bill some 90 percent. La Festa Italiana is contributing up to $10,000 to renovate the sign overlooking Courthouse Square, where the three-day celebration of Italian culture and cuisine takes place every Labor Day weekend. (AP Photo/The Times-Tribune, Jake Danna Stevens) less

Mac Sign Systems electricians remove old incandescent bulbs and install new LED (light emitting diode) bulbs on the Electric City sign on the Scranton Electric Building in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, Aug 20, ... more

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 20: Misaki Emura (L) and Karin Miyawaki (R) of Japan celebrate winning Fencing Mixed Continental Team Gold Medal Bout on day four of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing International Expo Centre on August 20, 2014 in Nanjing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 20: Misaki Emura (L) and Karin Miyawaki (R) of Japan celebrate winning Fencing Mixed Continental Team Gold Medal Bout on day four of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games at ... more

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Samantha Do, 2, giggles with delight as she busts through a thin layer of water at the splash park at the Children's Museum of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Typical summer weather has returned to Memphis with temperatures expected to hit the upper-90's the rest of the week. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Brown) less

Samantha Do, 2, giggles with delight as she busts through a thin layer of water at the splash park at the Children's Museum of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Typical summer weather has ... more

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Abalynn Lyons, 4, laughs while her dad, Rob Lyons swings her into the cold water as they play at the splash park at the Children's Museum of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Typical summer weather has returned to Memphis with temperatures expected to hit the upper-90's the rest of the week. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Brown) less

Abalynn Lyons, 4, laughs while her dad, Rob Lyons swings her into the cold water as they play at the splash park at the Children's Museum of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Typical summer ... more